Passé Composé: New Participles & Adverb Position in French: A2 flashcards

Question 1

Rule: What is the past participle of « ouvrir » (to open)?

Accepted Answer

ouvert (opened) / Same pattern: « offrir » (to give as a present) → offert (given)

Question 2

Put in the passé composé: Elle ouvre la fenêtre.

Accepted Answer

Elle a ouvert la fenêtre. / (She opens the window. → She opened the window.)

Question 3

Put in the passé composé: Nous offrons des fleurs à notre mère.

Accepted Answer

Nous avons offert des fleurs à notre mère. / (We give our mother flowers. → We gave our mother flowers.)

Question 4

Rule: What is the past participle of « recevoir » (to receive)?

Accepted Answer

reçu (received)

Question 5

Put in the passé composé: Je reçois un cadeau.

Accepted Answer

J'ai reçu un cadeau. / (I receive a present. → I received a present.)

Question 6

Rule: What is the past participle of « courir » (to run)?

Accepted Answer

couru (run)

Question 7

Put in the passé composé: Il court dans le parc.

Accepted Answer

Il a couru dans le parc. / (He runs in the park. → He ran in the park.)

Question 8

Rule: What is the past participle of « vivre » (to live)?

Accepted Answer

vécu (lived)

Question 9

Put in the passé composé: Nous vivons à Montréal.

Accepted Answer

Nous avons vécu à Montréal. / (We live in Montreal. → We lived in Montreal.)

Question 10

Rule: What is the past participle of « connaître » (to know)?

Accepted Answer

connu (known) / « avoir connu » can mean “knew” or “experienced” over a period that is now over, or “got to know”, depending on the context. / Mes grands-parents ont connu la guerre. (My grandparents lived through the war.)

Question 11

Complete in the passé composé: Mon père ___ une période difficile. (connaître)

Accepted Answer

Mon père a connu une période difficile. / (My father went through a difficult period.)

Question 12

Complete in the passé composé: J'___ bien ton grand-père. (connaître)

Accepted Answer

J'ai bien connu ton grand-père. / (I knew your grandfather well.)

Question 13

Complete in the passé composé: Il ___ sa femme à l'université. (connaître)

Accepted Answer

Il a connu sa femme à l'université. / (He met his wife at university.)

Question 14

Rule: What is the past participle of « croire » (to believe)?

Accepted Answer

cru (believed)

Question 15

Complete in the passé composé: Tu ___ son histoire ? (croire)

Accepted Answer

Tu as cru son histoire ? / (Did you believe his story?)

Question 16

Rule: What is the past participle of « plaire » (to please)?

Accepted Answer

plu (pleased) / plaire à quelqu'un (to please someone): the thing you like is the subject. / Ce film me plaît. (I like this film.) / « Ça m'a plu » means “I liked it”.

Question 17

Put in the passé composé: Le concert nous plaît.

Accepted Answer

Le concert nous a plu. / (We like the concert. → We liked the concert.)

Question 18

Rule: What are the past participles of « pleuvoir » (to rain) and « falloir » (to be necessary)?

Accepted Answer

pleuvoir → plu (rained), falloir → fallu (been necessary)
They are only used with « il »: il a plu (it rained), il a fallu (it was necessary).
« plu » is also the participle of « plaire » (to please): the context tells you which.

Question 19

Put in the passé composé: Il pleut pendant le match.

Accepted Answer

Il a plu pendant le match. / (It rains during the match. → It rained during the match.)

Question 20

Put in the passé composé: Il faut attendre une heure.

Accepted Answer

Il a fallu attendre une heure. / (We have to wait an hour. → We had to wait an hour.)

Question 21

Rule: Where do short adverbs go in the passé composé?

Accepted Answer

Usually between « avoir » or « être » and the past participle, in the meanings practised here: bien (well), mal (badly), déjà (already), beaucoup (a lot), trop (too much), assez (enough), souvent (often), toujours (always), encore (still, again).
Elle a bien dormi. Nous sommes souvent sortis. (She slept well. We often went out.)

Question 22

Add the adverb: J'ai mangé. (trop)

Accepted Answer

J'ai trop mangé. / (I ate. → I ate too much.)

Question 23

Add the adverb: Nous avons travaillé. (beaucoup)

Accepted Answer

Nous avons beaucoup travaillé. / (We worked. → We worked a lot.)

Question 24

Add the adverb: Tu as compris ? (bien)

Accepted Answer

Tu as bien compris ? / (Did you understand? → Did you understand properly?)

Question 25

Add the adverb: Ils ont visité Rome. (déjà)

Accepted Answer

Ils ont déjà visité Rome. / (They visited Rome. → They've already visited Rome.)

Question 26

Add the adverb: J'ai compris la question. (mal)

Accepted Answer

J'ai mal compris la question. / (I understood the question. → I misunderstood the question.)

Question 27

Rule: Where do time words like « hier » or « ce matin » go in the passé composé?

Accepted Answer

Normally at the end or at the beginning of the sentence, not between « avoir » and the participle. / Je l'ai vu hier. (I saw him yesterday.) / Hier, je l'ai vu. (Yesterday, I saw him.)

Question 28

Add the time word: Nous sommes partis. (hier)

Accepted Answer

Nous sommes partis hier. / Hier, nous sommes partis. / (We left. → We left yesterday.)

Question 29

Add the time word: Il a téléphoné. (ce matin)

Accepted Answer

Il a téléphoné ce matin. / Ce matin, il a téléphoné. / (He phoned. → He phoned this morning.)

Question 30

Rule: How do you answer « Tu as déjà… ? » in the negative?

Accepted Answer

« ne… pas encore » (not yet) or « ne… jamais » (never), around « avoir » or « être ».
Tu as déjà mangé ? → Non, je n'ai pas encore mangé. (Have you eaten yet? → No, I haven't eaten yet.)
Tu es déjà allé à Rome ? → Non, je ne suis jamais allé à Rome. (Have you ever been to Rome? → No, I've never been to Rome.)

Question 31

Answer with « non » and « pas encore »: Tu as déjà fini ?

Accepted Answer

Non, je n'ai pas encore fini. / (Have you finished yet? → No, I haven't finished yet.)

Question 32

Answer with « non » and « jamais »: Tu as déjà pris l'avion ?

Accepted Answer

Non, je n'ai jamais pris l'avion. / (Have you ever flown? → No, I've never flown.)

Question 33

Answer with « non », « pas encore » and a pronoun: Tu as déjà lu ce livre ?

Accepted Answer

Non, je ne l'ai pas encore lu. / (Have you read this book yet? → No, I haven't read it yet.)

Passé Composé: New Participles & Adverb Position in French A2

The rules

What is the past participle of « ouvrir » (to open)?

What is the past participle of « recevoir » (to receive)?

What is the past participle of « courir » (to run)?

What is the past participle of « vivre » (to live)?

What is the past participle of « connaître » (to know)?

What is the past participle of « croire » (to believe)?

What is the past participle of « plaire » (to please)?

What are the past participles of « pleuvoir » (to rain) and « falloir » (to be necessary)?

Where do short adverbs go in the passé composé?

Where do time words like « hier » or « ce matin » go in the passé composé?

How do you answer « Tu as déjà… ? » in the negative?

Common mistakes

22 exercises

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